1. What is the official name of the state which is
situated on the British Isles?
a) Great Britain
b) The United Kingdom of Great Britain
c) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2. What countries does it consist?
a) England, Ireland, Wales, Scotland
b) England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
c) Wales, Scotland
3. What is the capital of Great Britain?
a) Cardiff
b) Belfast
c) London
4. What is the highest mountain in Scotland?
a) Ben Nevis
b) Big Ben
c) Snowdon
5. What’s the population of London?
a) 3 million
b) 6 million
c) 8, 5 million
6. How many parts are there in London?
a)3
b)5
c)4
7. London consists of:
a) the City, the East End, the North End
b) the City, the East End, the West End
c) the West End and the East End
8. What part is the heart of London?
a) The West End
b) The East End
c) The City of London
9. What was the poor district?
a) the City
b) the East End
c) The West End
10. What part consists of the fashionable houses,
museums, theatres, cinemas, palaces?
a) The East End
b) the West End
c) the City
11. St. Paul’s Cathedral is
a) the famous theatre
b) the oldest church
c) the museum
12. The Royal Opera House is
a) the theatre
b) the museum
c)the tower
13. The British Prime Minister lives at
a) 12 Whitehall
b) 10 Downing Street
c) 7 Russell Street
14. Sir Christopher Wren built
a) Buckingham Palace
b) Westminster Abbey
c) St. Paul’s Cathedral
15. Where is the Poets’ Corner?
a) in St. Paul’s Cathedral
b) in Westminster Abbey
c) in the Tower of London
16. Where is the Big Ben?
a) in the Houses of Parliament
b) in the Tower of London
c) in Westminster Abbey.
17. The head of Britain is
a) the Prime Minister
b) the President
c) the Queen.
18. What is the queen’s name?
a) Victoria
b) Elizabeth I
c) Elizabeth II
19. William the Conqueror built
a) St. Paul’s Cathedral
b) the Tower of London
c) Big Ben
20. The National Gallery is in:
a) Parliament Square
b)Trafalgar Square
c) Piccadilly Circus
21. People keep the black ravens in
a) Westminster Abbey
b) the Tower of London
c) Trafalgar Square
22. In the middle of Trafalgar Square stands a monument
to
a) Admiral Nelson
b) William the Conqueror
c) William Shakespeare
23. The rose is the symbol of
a) Scotland
b) England
c) Wales
24. What is the longest river?
a) the Severn
b) the Tweed
c) the Thames
25. What is the highest peak in Wales?
a) Ben Nevis
b) Snowdon
c) the Cheviot Hills
26. Cardiff is the capital of …
a) Scotland
b) England
c) Wales
27. Belfast is the capital of …
a) Northern Ireland
b) Scotland
c) Wales
28. The emblem of Scotland is the …
a) shamrock
b) thistle
c) daffodil
29. The emblem of Wales is the
a) shamrock
b) thistle
c) daffodil
30. When was the Great Fire in London?
a) in 1666
b) in 1766
c) 1800
31. Where is the famous fountain with a statue of Eros?
a) in Trafalgar Square
b) in Piccadilly Circus
c) in Parliament Square
32. The Tower of London was …
a) a palace, a prison
b) a fortress, a palace, a prison and the King’s Zoo.
c) the King’s Zoo, a fortress, a palace, a prison
33. The Tower comprises of …
a) the Jewel House, the Bloody Tower, the White Tower
b)the Jewel Tower and the White Tower
c) The Red Tower, the White Tower
34. Now the only inhabitants of the Tower are
a) the dogs
b) the cats
c) the ravens.
35. The Whispering Gallery is in
a) Westminster Abbey
b) the Tower of London
c) St. Paul’s Cathedral
36. The Tomb of Lord Nelson is in
a) Westminster Abbey
b) St. Paul’s Cathedral
c) The Tower of London
37. The Kings and Queens
are crowned in
a) St. Paul’s Cathedral
b) The Tower of London
c) Westminster Abbey
38. The Queen of England lives in
a) Buckingham Palace
b) The Tower of London
c) the Parliament of Houses
39. London stands on the river ..
a) Tweed
b) Severn
c) Thames
40. Which of these museums is not in
London ?
a) The Tate Modern Gallery
b) The
Metropolitan Museum of Art
c) The
Natural History Museum
41. The sheep-breeding is well-developed
a) in England
b) in
Scotland
c) in Wales
42. Politically the UK is
a) parliamentary republic
b) democratic federal republic
c) constitutional monarchy
43. The UK is separated
from the European continent by
a) the Straits of Dover
b) the English Channel
c) the North Sea
44. The Saint Patron of
England is
a) St.
Andrew
b) St.
George
c) St. David
45. Britain recognized
American independence in
a) 1783
b) 1763
c) 1785
46. The oldest university
in the UK is
a) Oxford
b) Cambridge
c) Harvard
47. Most people in Wales
live in
a) narrow valleys
b) the mountains
c) the coastal plains
48. The largest cities in
the UK are
a) London, Birmingham, Liverpool
b) Belfast, Cardiff, Bristol
c) Manchester, Glasgow,
Edinburgh
49. The smallest part the
UK is
a) Northern Ireland
b) Wales
c) England
50. The climate of the
British Isles is
a) cold
b) mild
c) moderate
51. The
colours of English flag are:
a) blue, red, yellow
b) red, white,
blue
c) white, green, blue
52. The Lake District (Озёрный Край) is in
a) England
b) Scotland
c) Wales
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